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From Kirby Dick's 'The Invisble War' (Prod.: Amy Ziering)
Summer 2012

Military Malfeasance: Exposing 'The Invisible War'

Plus: Docs for Change" Stories That Make a Difference
American Film Showcase
'The Weight of the Nation'
'Bear 71'
'The Feeling of Being There'
 

 

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From Kirby Dick’s 'The Invisible War' (Prod.: Amy Ziering).
Military Malfeasance: Exposing 'The Invisible War'
By Katie Bieze

'The Invisible War,' from Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, opens in theaters June 22 through Cinedigm Entertainment Group and New Video.

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Courtesy of The Criterion Collection
Bill, James and George's Excellent Adventure: Back in 'The War Room'
By Paul Stekler

Plus--a list of ten more seminal docs about politics.

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Photo: Jessica Dimmock/ HBO
Because a Waist Is a Terrible Thing to Mind: New HBO Series Takes on Obesity
By Addie Morfoot

'The Weight of the Nation' airs May 14 and 15 on HBO.

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column
By Thomas White

On social change and its leading actors.

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From Eugene Jarecki's 'The House I Live In,' which received funding from Ford Foundation's JustFilms initiative. Photo: Etienne Sauret
Money for Change: Three Funders Take Active Role in Supporting Film
By Michael Galinsky

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From Jessica Yu's 'Last Call at the Oasis' (Prod.: Elise Pearlstein). Courtesy of ATO Pictures
Sneaking the Spinach in with the Popcorn: Participant Media Makes Commercially Viable Social Issue Films
By Joseph Jon Lanthier

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Cara Mertes, director of the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program. Photo: Theo Wargo
A Decade of Diversely Exchanged Ideas: Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Program
By Daniel James Scott

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From Katie Dellamaggiore;'s 'Brooklyn Castle,' which received funding from BRITDOC Foundation.
The Art of Engagement: Working Films and BRITDOC Foundation Help Docs Create Social Impact
By Amanda Lin Costa

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From Rebecca Richman Cohen's 'War Don Don.' Courtesy of Racing Horse Productions
From the Courtroom to the Edit Room: When Lawyers Shift Careers
By Mary Moylan

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From 'To Be Heard (Dirs.: Amy Sultan, Roland Legiardi-Laura, Edwin Martinez, Deborah Shatter), one of the documentaries in the American Film Showcase. Photo: Adrian Martinez
Doc Diplomacy: American Film Showcase Presents Democracy to the World
By Amanda Lin Costa